Windswept

Windswept is an Air, Gold Filia variant.

BLOWBACK

Signature Ability 1
Your 1st COMBO HIT against an attacking opponent grants ENRAGE for 5/7/10 seconds and EVASION.

Signature Ability 2
After EVADING, 50/75/100% chance to gain PERMANENT PRECISION. PRECISION is removed when either Fighter is KNOCKED DOWN.

Tips and Tricks[]

Windswept is an offensive variant with a powerful Signature Ability that rewards her for countering opponents by gaining a stack of both ENRAGE and a timeless EVASION. Additionally, evading any attack can grant her permanent PRECISION, which guarantees critical hits and bypasses a good few defensive Signature Abilities. All in all, Windswept is a formidable offensive variant against a lot of strong defenses in this game.
- Windswept's ability to gain ENRAGE and her high base ATK stat means she's less reliant on BLEED compared to other Filia variants. Her damage output increases even further with the activation of PRECISION, which makes every hit a crit.

Windswept's ability to gain a timeless stack of EVASION upon a hit allows her to be a very durable fighter in the hands of a skilled player. She can also let opponents try to attack her while under the effect of EVASION, allowing her to counter and gain another stack of both ENRAGE and EVASION. Note that the EVASION stacks are timeless, so players can stack multiple of them in a single fight.

While PRECISION is a powerful buff, it only applies to basic attacks and doesn't ignore any abilities other than Signature Abilities. This makes Windswept less useful against Painwheels with their Marquee Abilities active. Additionally, as her ability relies on BUFFS, she's vulnerable to CURSE.

The PRECISION is lost upon a knockdown, but the game is pretty lenient with Windswept when it comes to what counts as a knockdown; The PRECISION will only be removed once the opponent gets up from the ground. Therefore, players will be able to deal full combos without having to worry about the buff being removed early.

Marquee Ability: Given Windswept is much less reliant on BLEED compared to her Filia peers, LEECH is the recommended Marquee Ability for her. This gives her the ability to heal from chip damage as well as deal with reflect damage variants easier.

Stat Investment: As an offensive variant, Windswept appreciates ATK, Piercing and Meter Gain. Since she already gains PERMANENT PRECISION, Crit Rate investment is not recommended. Instead, investing in Crit Damage can increase the damage dealt while she has PRECISION active.

This variant's caption is a direct quote from the sports comedy film, DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story.

Change Log

SA1 (Old): When HITTING an attacking opponent, gain ENRAGE for 5/7/10 seconds and 1 stack of EVASION.
- SA1 (New): Your 1st COMBO HIT against an attacking opponent grants ENRAGE for 5/7/10 seconds and EVASION.

SA2 (Old): After EVADING, gain HASTE and ENRAGE for 5/7/10 seconds. PRECISION is removed when suffering a HIT.
- SA2 (New): After EVADING, 50/75/100% chance to gain PERMANENT PRECISION. PRECISION is removed when when either Fighter is KNOCKED DOWN.

SA1 (Old): Gain a 25/35/50% chance to EVADE all projectiles, avoiding damage and hit reactions.
- SA1 (New): When HITTING an attacking opponent, gain ENRAGE for 5/7/10 seconds and 1 stack of EVASION.

SA2 (Old): After EVADING, gain HASTE and ENRAGE for 5/7/10 seconds.
- SA2 (New): After EVADING, 50/75/100% chance to gain PERMANENT PRECISION. PRECISION is removed when suffering a HIT.

-Fighter Showcase- Wind Swept - Filia